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- From: spe2mje@thor.cf.ac.uk (Michael Evans)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: HORRIBLE STALLS (!) in Pontiac Sunbird!
- Message-ID: <28360.9212151549@thor.cf.ac.uk>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 15:49:56 GMT
- References: <1992Dec10.223952.61925@cc.usu.edu> <exuptr.376.724115691@exu.ericsson.se>
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- In article <exuptr.376.724115691@exu.ericsson.se> exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Patrick Taylor) writes:
- |In article <1992Dec10.223952.61925@cc.usu.edu> slhmz@cc.usu.edu writes:
- |>I am having serious difficulties with my car.
- |>It's a '87 Pontiac Sunbird 2.0L FI OHC SE 'vert.
- |>The car only has 30,000 miles on it.
- |
- |> And then after you get going in first gear, you have to
- |> put the clutch in, rev up the engine high, put it into second,
- |> and let the clutch out again really slowly. The car will
- |> almost stall, but will get back up to normal.
- |
- |> Now, if I pull over and stop, put it in neutral and let it
- |> idle, it sound fine. Just the oil pressure guage is a little
- |> lower than normal. But, if I goose on the gas, the car will
- |> stall and you cannot re-start the car without starting fluid.
- |>
- |> Also, the above mentioned effect happens maybe 1/3 of the time.
- |> The other 2/3 of the time the car runs great, but doesn't have
- |> as much power as it used to.
- |
- |> The alternator, battery, and fuel-filter, and spark-plugs
- |> all check out OK.
- |
- |> I think it is the fuel pump or maybe a clogged fuel line.
- |> Or is it my Injector? Or maybe solinoid in injection system?
- |
- |> HELP ME!
- |
- |> What is wrong? I can't find out!
- |
- |
- |>--
- |>Faith Gibson
- |
- |Float level too high?
- |
- |Vacuum leak?
- |
- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- | !!! H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S !!!
- |
- | - Patrick Taylor, Ericsson Network Systems
- | exuptr@exu.ericsson.se "Don't let the .se fool you"
- | exuptr@ZGNews.Lonestar.Org <SLOW!>
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- If the air-filter is blocked, you will get flooding, Fast Idling, Bad gas mileage etc,.
- Check the fuel pump too, and if it is a high mileage car, check the
- injectors.
-